Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-12
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-House.-T The
Mondays session. On motion of M. Town
shend, of Illinois, the bill making appropri-
atoms for the payment of Mexican PEN
sions was taken up and passed. II appro-
pirates 81, SOC, 600 for the remainder of the
current fiscal year, and 81, 100000 for the
next fiscal year. Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky,
presented conference report on the river
ing $685. goo, was agreed to-ayes III, nays
SO. Mr.. Barnes, of Missouri, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the deficiency ap-
preparation bill. Agreed to. Mr.. Holman
of Indiana, moved to suspend the rules and
put upon its passage the legislative, e1ecu-
tive end judicial appropriation bills. which
Yves done under suspension Of the
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-House.-On mo-
suspended and the senate amendments to
the house joint resolution for the investiga-
ton of the accounts of the Pacific railroads
was n-concurred in. On motion of Mr..
Voorhees,, of Washington Territory, the SEN
ate amendments were concurred in to the
bill annexing portion of Idaho to Wash
ington Territory. The house laid upon the
which the house receded from the amend
ments to the senate retal1atory bill. This
passes the bill in the shape in which ii
passed the senate. Tho house amendments
to the senate bill authorizing bridge across
the Missouri river between Omaha and
Council Bluffs was ooncurred in. Mr..
Blount, Of Georgia, presented tho confer
enee report on the postofios appropriation
bill, announcing the inability Of the confer
enoe to agree on the bill He moved that
the house insist on its disagreement and
ask further conference. Agreed to-yeas
lbs, nays 107. Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, sub
United the conference report on the joint
resolution (now billy for the investigation
of the accounts Of the Pacific railroad, and
it was agreed to. Mr.. Trigg, of Virginia
Albert II. Emery for the con-
struotion Of an iron and steel testing ma
chine for the United States. The bill, as it
passed the senate, appropriatee $200, 600
This sum the house reduced to $1,000. The
conference report fixed the amount at $780,
600. The conference report was adopted
yeas 137, nays So.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-House. - Mr.
Haynes, of New Hampshire, called up the
vetoed senate bill granting arrears Of PEN
sion to Thos. s. Hopkins. The house re-
fused to pass the bill over the veto-yees
l53, nays So; not constitutional two thirds
IN the affirmative. Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia,
submitted the conference on the bill pro-
Vlding for the bringing Of suits against the
government. Report agreed to-yeas 1876,
nays s.. Mr.. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, called up
he vetoed bill granting q pension to Sally
Ann Bradley. The house refused to pass
he bill over the veto-yeas 123, nays 122;
10t the constitutional two thirds in the
Affirmative. Mr.. Adams, of Illinois moved
10 suspend the rules and pass the senate bill |
authorizing the secretary of war to accept |
rom the Commercial club, certain lands |
znovn as High Tract, near Chicago, Illinois, |
or military purposes. The motion was |
lgreed to and the bill passed-147 to u. Mr.. |
dorrow, Of California, moved 20 suspend |
ne rules and pass the senate bill appropri- |
ting $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of site for |
postoffce at San Francisco. Agreed to. |
dr. Cox, Of North Carolina, moved to sus-
END the r1les and pass the senate bill !
epeallng the tenure Of office act. The mo-
ION was agreed to, and the bill passed
eos III, nays 81. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa.
moved 90 suspend the rules and pass the
enate Dill granting pension of $1,000
ear 20 Mary 3. Logan, widow of the late
ohm A. Logan. The motion to suspend the
Qies and pass the bill was lost-yeas 145,
avs Lib; not the necessary majority. The
enate amendments to the Legislative appro-
ration bill were non-c0ncurred in. Mr..
urnes, OF Missouri, under instruction from
ne committee on appropriations, moved to
aspend the rules and pass an urgent def
iency bill (the bill appropriatee for daft.
lencies In the postonoe Departments and
$4,000 in the treasury DEPARTMENT. for
rinting 81 and 81 silver certificates and
nited States legal tender notes, 81, 900: in
re department. of justice, $c85, 600, and for
le paymeut Of certified olaima eQ9l OK